The Best Plugin to Get Your Post Shared Over and Over

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NOTE: We are aware of the security issue that the previous version of Social Warfare had which has now been completely resolved), we tried and tested other plug-ins that could replace Social Warfare. Unfortunately, there aren’t many plug-ins which offer as many features as Social Warfare offers at such a low price. We considered Social Pug to possibly be a good alternative but its customer service is pretty much non-existent and if something stops working (which is happening a lot lately) you are basically left on your own. We are aware that Social Pug is maintained by a single developer and it may be difficult to handle all the requests in a timely manner but until something changes and they scale their customer service, we don’t feel comfortable recommending it. On the other hand, we recognise the boost that Social Warfare can give to your social media marketing and the fact that should any problem arise, it will be fixed by their developer team promptly. So, at this stage, we recommend keeping using Social Warfare.

Before moving our blog to WordPress.org through SiteGround, Tinylovebug was hosted on Squarespace. I was so frustrated because I couldn’t use all the plugins that made the life of all the other bloggers so much easier.

Really, it was hard, as I was unable to get most plugins or tools. I had to figure a way to do what I wanted without that plugin or tool that all the other bloggers on self-hosted WordPress were using.

SHARE BUTTONS

Social media buttons are a must if you’re serious about blogging.

They invite people to share your content and they also work as social proof.

However, to work well the buttons have to be visible. You can write the best post in the word but if you make it hard to share it, know that not everyone will be willing to go the extra mile to share your post.

So, what should you look for in a social share button plugin?

Customization

You need to be able to customize your buttons because you need to make them seem part of your website but without blending in.

In other words, they need to be on-brand, but you also want the share buttons to be easily visible when someone decides to share.

Social warfare lets you play with colours and shapes easily.

This is how our share buttons look. We chose our brand’s specific red, and it also attracts the eye of the reader.

What is important here is that the share buttons won’t blend in with your website making it hard for people to notice them.

Also, you want the option to choose which buttons you put out there.

While you really need to put a Pinterest button (even if you aren’t on Pinterest yet), I don’t think you will need the Yum button if you blog about finance (or anything not related to food).

With Social Warfare you can also decide in which order to show the social buttons you choose to display.

You want the possibility to put the share buttons in multiple spots in your post. We have one at the beginning of the post and one at the end of it.

This is another way to make sharing easy for our readers.

You definitely want the floating feature.

Floating share buttons

Do you ever find yourself reading a very interesting article but you have to stop for some reason? Do you go back at the beginning of the post to share it? Do you scroll all the way down the end to click on a share button?

I don’t think so. If you need to stop reading, you’re probably in a rush and don’t have time to look for a share button.

But what if I tell you that with Social Warfare the share buttons follow your reader while they are reading?

Here you can see in the screenshot, we are half-way through an article and the share buttons are just there ready to be clicked.

Pretty smart ay?

Social proof

Like I said before, the primary scope of social buttons is to make people share your content but they also act for social proof.

You want to show people how many times your post has already been shared so that they are more willing to share it themselves.

But honestly, when you’ve just published a post and there is only one share there, it doesn’t look so pretty.

Social Warfare lets you choose after how many shares the count becomes visible.

They have to be responsive

The most important thing is that your buttons are responsive.

A high percentage of people read our blogs from their mobile devices.

Can you image what would happen if the share buttons weren’t responsive?

They will probably cover your text. People won’t be able to read your text, and they certainly won’t share it.

Thanks for the interesting post. Having used Social Warfare for a long time, I had always wondered about what the Pro version had on offer.

I think the favourite thing I like about the Social Warfare plugin is actually how it looks. It just has this overall clean and professional look to it. Plus it looks great on mobile too without clipping over text.